EMERGENCY AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF BLEEDING ESOPHAGEAL-VARICES

Authors
PARKS RW DIAMOND T
Citation
Rw. Parks et T. Diamond, EMERGENCY AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF BLEEDING ESOPHAGEAL-VARICES, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 54(4), 1995, pp. 161-168
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
54
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
161 - 168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1995)54:4<161:EALMOB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article describes the emergency and long-term management options for patients with bleeding oesophageal varices, including pharmacother apy, oesophageal tamponade, sclerotherapy, variceal ligation, portal-s ystemic shunting, oesophageal transection and liver transplantation.